Pat Rynard founded Iowa Starting Line in 2015. He still keeps a close eye on Iowa politics, his dog’s name is Frank, and football season is his favorite time of year.
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Bloomberg’s Farming Quote Would Harm Iowa Down-Ballot Dems
Mike Bloomberg didn’t show up for any of the Iowa Caucus after getting in the race too late, and with how his comments on farming have gone over in recent days, he may also not be back here if he’s the nominee. The Bloomberg campaign already seemed doubtful that Iowa would be competitive in the…
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Mark Smith Elected As New Chair Of Iowa Democrats
Iowa Democrats have a new state party chair: State Rep. Mark Smith of Marshalltown. The party’s state central committee members gathered today in Des Moines and over the phone to elect Smith as the interim chair following Troy Price’s resignation over the fallout from the reporting breakdowns in the Iowa Caucus. Price announced on Wednesday…
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The Moment Troy Price Knew It Was Going To Be A Bad Night
Troy Price’s tenure as the Iowa Democratic Party chair officially comes to an end today as the party’s state central committee gathers to select an interim replacement. He announced his resignation on Wednesday, following over a week of fallout from the party’s breakdown in reporting out the Iowa Caucus results. Though the chaos on caucus…
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The Moment Troy Price Knew It Was Going To Be A Bad Night
Troy Price’s tenure as the Iowa Democratic Party chair officially comes to an end today as the party’s state central committee gathers to select an interim replacement. He announced his resignation on Wednesday, following over a week of fallout from the party’s breakdown in reporting out the Iowa Caucus results. Though the chaos on caucus…
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Troy Price To Resign As Chair Of The Iowa Democratic Party
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price will step down as the head of the state party, he announced this afternoon. His departure will come after the intense criticism of the delayed results from last week’s Iowa Caucus, which still are not fully final as campaigns and the party work through a recanvass process of precincts…
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Candidates’ Strengths And Weaknesses In Iowa Caucus Results
The end result of the Iowa Caucus may have largely been a split decision for Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders, but there were plenty of useful insights we got into every candidate’s coalition from Monday. Where each candidate did well and poorly in Iowa could preview how they perform with certain demographics and regions in…
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IDP’s Full Results*: Buttigieg Narrowly Leads Sanders In SDEs
It is done. Maybe. The Iowa Democratic Party released all 100% of precinct results this evening. The final count showed Pete Buttigieg with an extremely narrow lead over Bernie Sanders in the state delegate equivalent count, but questions remain about how accurate many precinct results are. Buttigieg has earned 564.012 SDEs to Sanders’ 562.497, according…
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Lost Amid Chaos: Amy Klobuchar Did Pretty Well In Iowa
While press coverage has understandably focused on the extremely delayed results of the Iowa Caucus, it’s robbed many candidates of an acknowledgment of what their campaigns accomplished in the state. What discussion there has been has centered around Joe Biden’s collapse and the extremely close margin between Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders at the top.…
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Lost Amid Chaos: Amy Klobuchar Did Pretty Well In Iowa
While press coverage has understandably focused on the extremely delayed results of the Iowa Caucus, it’s robbed many candidates of an acknowledgment of what their campaigns accomplished in the state. What discussion there has been has centered around Joe Biden’s collapse and the extremely close margin between Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders at the top.…
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Final Caucus Winner May Come Down To Satellite Caucuses
It’s coming down to the wire. With 97% of precincts reporting as of late Wednesday night, Pete Buttigieg holds a very tenuous lead in the Iowa Caucus results. He’s at 26.2% to Bernie Sanders’ 26.1% in the state delegate equivalent race. Sanders continues to hold a lead in the first and second alignment raw vote.…
